By Roland de Courson via AFP An apparently doctored image, issued by the North Korean agency KCNA in 2013, claims to show military manoeuvres in the east of the country. Analysis of the missile fire and smoke,...

By David Dayen via New Republic Having failed to act on the subprime mortgage crisis, federal regulators now have a shot at redemption. This week, a top official at the Justice Department vowed to fully investigate subprime...

By Jamie Merrill via Independent John Legend today responded to accusations of hypocrisy from human right campaigners over his decision to perform at a state-backed event in Bahrain next week, by saying his “mission in life is to...

By Maira Sutton via EFF As the White House doubles down on its attempt to pass legislation to fast track secret trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, their oft-repeated refrain about these deals’ digital copyright...

By Spencer Ackerman via Guardian The Chicago police department operates an off-the-books interrogation compound, rendering Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked inside what lawyers say is the domestic equivalent of a CIA...

By Conor Friedersdorf via Atlantic Three years ago, The Los Angeles Times published a feel-good story on the Little Free Library movement. The idea is simple: A book lover puts a box or shelf or crate of...

By Daniel Dalton via BuzzFeed I arrived at the gallery early, all coffee and nerves. Rain clouds loitering above cast an indecisive gloom over my trip from kerb to door. Inside, no one spoke as I made...